Travels amongst the Border Princes (WFRP 2e) OOC

[dojango]

Man, everyone's rolling well, good news, then.

[dojango]

I don't remember if I posted this yet:

[Haval]

Hmm, the tracking thing seemed to make sense at the time.

That map was in the ooc somewhere.

[dojango]

I'm not actually a tracker, I'm just guessing... I know that you make tracks in mud, but also that rain washes away tracks... so I figured it would be harder to track you while it was raining, but easier afterwards.

[Haval]

Yeah it makes sense. It's usually very late when I post.

[rax]

I'm no outdoorsman either, but I'm pretty sure tracking in a downpour is a PITA. That we should leave tracks in soft, muddy ground after a downpour seems pretty believable to me as well. We might have tried something to cover our tracks, but honestly I think it was wiser to try and make for Stralwald as fast as possible.

I'm more worried what it says about the situation back at Colten's camp that we're being chased down. Are they just being paranoid or are they onto Berry?

Edit: And now that I've read the IC post from dojango again, it's possible that the riders aren't after us but are just coming to scout the village again. Unlikely, but possible.

Questions for you both before deciding to what to post IC.

1. Can we tell how far away the horsemen are and whether they're coming at a walk, a trot or a gallop?

2. Can we tell how many they are?

3. Since we're at the edge of one of the paddies, are we in open terrain or just coming out of the woods? I.e. what's the terrain like for hiding?

4. Suppose we were to set up an ambush. Severin has 10 yards of rope - have we been walking along a trail and is the terrain suitable for tying the rope across the trail to trip a horse?

5. Gabriele has two animal traps in her kit. I assume these are what are called "gin traps" in the core rules and the Old World Armoury. There are rules for setting the traps to injure humans or animals in the Old World Armoury. If Gabriele has these traps with her, is there time to lay out the traps and conceal them before the pursuit is on us?

[Haval]

I suppose it could always be someone else.

Gabriele rolled really well on Perception so hopefully knows something.

I was hoping there was enough plants around that I can have a go at hiding.

Trapping them is obviouly a good idea if there's more then say three of them.

[dojango]

Gabrielle does have excellent hearing... so she thinks there are three separate sounds. Galloping through the woods is a great way to get a horse killed, so they're not moving too fast. A fast walk. Distance is about 100 yards, but the trees make it so you can't see them yet, nor they you.

As far as cover goes, you're at the edge of a rice paddy... ahead of you is basically a marsh with long grass, it would not be easy to hide there unless you pull the stunt with the reed like Robin Hood. Crossing the paddy is difficult, but there is a path that follow the edge. Behind you is the forest, it isn't cleared, so there is plenty of trees and brush to conceal yourself in. You haven't been following an official trail, just the path of least resistance through the woods.

As far as traps are concerned, yeah, if you wanted to set up a tripline using rope, you might be able to get it done quickly. The animal traps that Gabrielle has aren't meant for men or horses, but let me google what a gin trap is... OK, ouch, that would hurt a man and certainly spook a horse. Those are probably much easier and quicker to set up than a tripline since you just need to **** them and drop them. Don't need bait if you're trying to get a pursuer to step on one, just a guess about where they're gonna step.

[dojango]

OK, let's see how good their eyes are. (1d100)[58]

[rax]

Would it be fair to say that we've had time to load our bows/slings/six-shooters before the riders arrived?

[dojango]

Yeah, unless you're surprised it's a good assumption that you're ready to rock.

[rax]

Well, that went about as poorly as possible...so I'll spend a Fortune Point to re-roll one of the attacks.

Testing vs. BS 48 or 78 (1d100)[13]
Damage (1d10+4)[13]

Fortune Points (used/total): 2/3

[rax]

@Haval

I think you supercharged your Initiative roll, there. 1d100+Ag?

[dojango]

Bert's shot (1d100)[4], bert's init (1d10)[5], bert's dmg (1d10)[9]
veteran's init, (1d10)[3], toby's init (1d10)[1]

[rax]

Go Bert! That's a nice roll to hit!

[dojango]

You guys have them beat on init, so you can take another round of actions before they react.

[Haval]

I knew it's different here but managed to forget precisely how

That roll was a 67, but just in case (1d10+48)[49]

[Haval]

Might still be faster with Gabriele's Ag, but provisional second round action

Free Action to reload with rapid reload
Half Action - Aim
Half Action - Fire

Firing longbow at the veteran
vs. BS 57 (+10 Aim)
(1d100)[100]

Damage (armour piercing)
(1d10+3)[13]

If Ulric's Fury
BS
(1d100)[18]
Damage
(1d10+3)[4]

[Haval]

Going to have to triple post to fortune point that 100
BS
(1d100)[19]

That's 1/3 FP left

[dojango]

having some good rolls there. Bert doesn't know which one is Toby, tho.... [roll]1d2[roll], (1d100)[59], (1d10)[6]

[dojango]

Toby's attack: (1d100)[67], dmg (1d10+4)[14]

[rax]

Phew! Toby whiffed an Ulric's Fury there!

Question: What sort of armour is Toby wearing? In the IC thread, it says that Severin's stones bounce off Toby's head and arm. I'm not surprised the arm hit did nothing, but I assumed the head hit would shave off a couple of wounds at least.

[dojango]

Phew! Toby whiffed an Ulric's Fury there!

Question: What sort of armour is Toby wearing? In the IC thread, it says that Severin's stones bounce off Toby's head and arm. I'm not surprised the arm hit did nothing, but I assumed the head hit would shave off a couple of wounds at least.

Oh, it hurt him, just not enough to take him down. You can see he's got a metal skullcap on. He's second in command of the bandit group so he's pretty tough! Taking him down will help you later, but at what cost?

[Haval]

Going to check first before posting.

Is Toby now in melee thus imposing the -20 to BS penalty?

Can I choose to shoot horses separately or would that be a called shot?

I'm torn between trying to finish off the other guy or trying to distract Toby.

[dojango]

Toby is in melee with Severin, so yes. At least he's at short range now, though!. You can choose to target the horse or the rider per the rules.

[dojango]

Bert (1d100)[15] (1d10+3)[10]

Toby (1d100)[40] v. 40 (1d10+4)[12]
Vet (1d100)[98] v. 40 (1d10+3)[9]

[Haval]

In case this matters, I'm going to England for a wedding between tues and thurs next week. I should have internet but may be distracted.

[dojango]

Sounds like fun

[Haval]

Sounds like fun

If it were any other year Supposedly there are screens.

From the IC that's no FP left but 13 damage -1 AP. Ulric's Taal's Fury would have been nice but still.

[dojango]

bert [roll]100/roll] (1d10+3)[9]

Toby (1d100)[14] v. 60 (1d10+4)[5]